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- November 2011

Your
Update on Flow, Temperature, and Pressure Measurement from Flow Research

Editor:
Dr. Jesse Yoder; Volume 12, Number 2 - ISSN 1350-7204

1.Welcome
to FlowTimes!

Flow
Research is on the move!I
just got back from a trip to the International North Sea Flow Measurement
Workshop in
Tonsberg,
Norway.This was the 29th
time this workshopwas held.The focus of the workshop, which alternates between
Norway
and Scotland
is on multiphase and ultrasonic flowmeters.These topics are very timely for us, as we are just completing our
study on multiphase flowmeters.We
have also begun a new ultrasonic study, our Fourth Edition.We will be publishing two separate studies: one on inline
ultrasonic meters, and a separate study on clamp-on/insertion meters.

This
issue highlights some of our many current and upcoming studies. Chief among these are our series of six gas flow studies, which are
highlighted in Topic #7 below. These studies represent the results
of two years of research and multiple trips to the Middle East,
Europe, various flowmeter conferences, and multiple supplier visits.
This
is a very productive time at Flow Research, and I hope you will be able to
take advantage of this latest research in the field of flowmeters!To read
more news from Norway, please see the Letter
from the President.

2. Do Coriolis Flowmeters Really Embody the
Coriolis Effect?

Dr. Jesse Yoder
is stirring up some controversy about one of the fastest-growing flowmeter
types, the ever-accurate Coriolis meter. He wonders, does it really use
the Coriolis “force,” as most people assume, or should it more
correctly be called an “inertial mass meter”?The Coriolis effect is a phenomenon about the apparent motion of an
object passing over a rotating body when seen from the viewpoint of the
rotating body. Proponents of the Coriolis force as applied to the Coriolis
meter seem to view the effect as a real force acting on the meter and
causing it to twist and turn.But
this “force” may simply be the result of the inertia of the fluid
passing through the tube. And if there is such a force, it is quite
different from the Coriolis effect as explained by the apparent motion of
an object passing over a rotating body.For more, check out the November issue of Flow Control and the
newly released Q3 issue of Flow Research’s Market Barometer. And stay
tuned for our study now in progress, The World Market for Coriolis Flowmeters, 4th Edition, due out in Q1
2012. www.FlowCoriolis.com

3. Should Vortex Flowmeters Inch Toward
Larger Line Sizes?

While vortex
flowmeters have many advantages, they also have certain limitations,
including line size. Should manufacturers consider breaking the line size
barrier to keep pace with larger and larger Coriolis flowmeter line sizes?
This and other important developments are occurring in the vortex
flowmeter market. For more information, including segmentation by line
sizes, check out www.FlowVortex.com
or, better yet, buy The World Market for Vortex Flowmeters, 4th Edition.

4. Pressure Transmitter Market Still
Growing Strong

Pressure
transmitter revenues have grown substantially in the last five years and
are still going strong, according to our new study, The World Market for
Pressure Transmitters, 3rd Edition. Pressure transmitters totaled $2.40
billion worldwide in 2010, with a projected compound annual growth rate (CAGR)
of 6.1 percent per year to result in $3.22 billion in worldwide revenues
in 2015. The total size of the worldwide pressure transmitter market is a
little less than half the size of the worldwide flowmeter market in terms
of revenues. Check it out!www.WorldPressure.com

5. Industry News: Three Fresh Faces on
the Coriolis Block

Three
companies are joining the ranks of Coriolis flowmeter suppliers:

TRICOR Coriolis Technology, a TASI
Group/AW-Lake brand, has tapped the experience of engineers with strong
Coriolis pedigrees to create a line they claim offers the best price and
performance for compact Coriolis flowmeters. Don Cage, a Coriolis
“Founding Father,” and Jim Ruesch, who has four U.S. Coriolis patents,
are principal mechanical engineers.

Racine Federated Inc. (RFI) in
Racine,
Wisconsin, well known for a range of flowmeters, is partnering with the
lesser-known Applied Flow Solutions (AFS) in
Scottsdale,
Arizona
to develop and manufacture Coriolis mass flowmeters for the global process
and automation markets. In August, Dave Perkins, CEO of RFI and Wayne L.
Pratt, President and CEO of AFS announced a partnership to develop and
manufacture Coriolis mass flowmeters for the global process and automation
markets.

PreCim, a new company in Israel, has set out to break the line size barrier with large line size Coriolis
flowmeters with a small footprint.It
was established August 2010 by three entrepreneurs: Tal Mokady, Dr. Ran
Gabai, and Dr. Arnon Gat.

6. Industry News: Four Japanese
Companies to Create a New Brand for the Global Water Business

Tokyo Keiki,
Nagano Keiki, Chino, and OVAL hope to gain greater access to the global water market by
joining forces. In July they agreed to enter into a basic agreement to
form a comprehensive business tie-up. To read the entire announcement, see
http://www.tokyo-keiki.co.jp/e/pdf/20110720_press_e.pdf

7. Get
gased with our blockbuster study
series, The World Market for Natural
Gas and Gas Flow Measurement. Now
shipping!

After two
years of research, three trips to the Mideast, and more than 10 trips to
conferences and customers in Europe and the U.S., our unprecedented series of studies on the natural gas and gas flowmeter
markets is now available. In the course of our research, we realized how
important it is to understand the natural gas market and its producers to
really grasp the flowmeter market. If you had a full time analyst working
for months on the gas market you’d be hard-pressed to get even some of
this natural gas information together in one place, never mind the
exclusive information and data we’ve unearthed in our globetrotting and
other research.

We’ve
put together 2500+ pages of material on the natural gas markets and gas flowmeter usage around the world, by regions and countries, plus an
analysis of what all of it means for you. We
offer our exclusive data on the flowmeter market and insights from more
than 15 in-person interviews with Mideast
oil & gas companies. If you haven’t already purchased the studies,
we hope you’ll considering doing so now. The timing couldn’t be better
to understand the fast-growing worldwide market for gas flowmeters, which
we found totaled $1.3 billion in 2010, with a projected compound annual
growth rate (CAGR) of 10.1 percent 2015.

The
series features a core study and five standalone studies:

Core Study:The World Market for Gas Flow Measurement, 2nd Edition,
682 pages, published in June, gives the size of the worldwide gas flow
measurement market by technology type. It includes trends in gas flow measurement and
profiles of the largest gas flowmeter suppliers.www.GasFlows.com

Module A: An Analysis of the Regional Gas Flowmeter and Natural Gas
Markets, 854 pages, which shipped earlier this
month, drills down into regional and country breakouts on gas flowmeter
usage and the natural gas market itself. It is oriented towards companies
that want to enhance their instrumentation sales worldwide.www.WorldNatGas.com

Module B: A Strategic Approach to Doing Business in the Gas
Flowmeter and Natural Gas Marketsin
Mideast/Africa, now shipping, is based on extensive research –
including onsite interviews with 15 natural gas producers in the United
Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman – to better
understand gas flow measurement trends in this region. We asked companies
what kinds of flowmeters they are using and what their expectations are
for the future. The result provides a clear picture of flowmeter usage in
the Mideast
.www.MideastNatGas.com

Module C: The World Market for Custody Transfer of Natural Gas, 410 pages, published in July, determines worldwide market size and
market shares for custody transfer in 2010, forecasts market growth for
all types of custody transfer flowmeters through 2015, and identifies industry
and application growth sectors. www.CustodyTransfer.com

Module D: Strategies, Industries, & Applications, 348 pages, shipped in July, provides strategies for companies
already in the flowmeter market as well as for those considering joining.
Company strategies apply to the entire
flowmeter market, as well as to individual product lines.

A completely updated look at the worldwide ultrasonic flowmeter
market with worldwide data from 2011 and forecasts through 2016.This study will be divided into two studies: one on the inline
market and one on the clamp-on/insertion market.

A timely and comprehensive look at this
hot market will include a core study and five add-on modules.

By
becoming a Founding Sponsor for these studies, you can not only
participate in the research but also receive a significant discount.

9.
New
article links on our WorldFlow websites

Now
there are two ways to access articles: find them on FlowResearch.com by
publication date at http://www.flowresearch.com/articles.htm,
and also within individual WorldFlow websites by relevant topic.